Category: Psychology of Everyday Life

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: I have three top favorite ones… Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Everything and everyone is not equally beautiful or ugly in the eyes of everyone who sees them. Each of us see things and people differently. Our thought processes are different. So the way our brain reacts…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Let’s talk about my most favorite activities where the ‘position’ is vital… Reading I sit exactly like this when I read… It’s usually on my bed or on a sofa… with lots of soft cushions all around. I may toss and turn occasionally but the cushions remain all around all…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: South Asian here. Indian to be specific. Keralite to be even more specific. So we’re talking stereotypes here, eh? Ugh! How I hate that word! Anyway… I don’t do the ‘Indian headshake’ thing. Nope. Just doesn’t come to me. I don’t like rice. Yes, I have written in another answer…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: To a certain extent I think it does. I mean, if you ignore your parents or if you treat them with disrespect, your children are watching you do it and they would see nothing wrong if they do the same thing to you. Works the other way too… if they…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: :: Politically incorrect answer ahead. Proceed with caution :: Though I don’t claim to be an expert in this, I must opine that the mistress-culture is an open-secret in India, and has been so since ages. India is a land where marriages form the very fulcrum of society. Individuals are…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: If you wanted to have them, they are a privilege. If they were unwanted accidents, then they’re a liability. (Okay, that is subject to change with time. I agree!) If they grow up to be loving and supportive of the family, then they’re a privilege. If they are like thankless…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: I had considered this several times. I don’t know if what I undergo on a daily basis is harassment, but it is quite disturbing. Generally, I try to stay away from writing answers on topics that I know would be likely to attract unwanted attention. It’s not that I don’t…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: That I am a sensitive and sentimental soul. I’m not. I’m way tougher that what I appear to be. But I must admit that I let the image stay. Some people just might get a bit rattled if they knew the truth 😛 True I have emotions and feelings and…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Telling people exactly what you feel. And I mean exactly what you feel. Even if you absolutely despise someone, you might have to behave civilly with them and even compliment them on that dress they’re wearing, even if you think they look like an ostrich in high heels. (No offence…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Oh yes I am. A book like Tom Riddle’s diary, though. People are free to write what they wish to… maybe paint a pretty picture too. But what you will see in the book will depend on what the book wishes to reveal to you. At times it may appear…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: I guess this depends to a large extent on what the term ‘women empowerment’ means to different people. Apparently, it means different things to different people. For some people, this is what women empowerment means… Or this… Or even these… Very empowered women all of them. But to me, this…

Answer by Raakhee V. Menon: Solitude This is something I have had lengthy discussions with my friends about. I have always had people telling me how human beings are social animals, how we are all a part of society, and how society functions as a unit by always being there for each other, and blah…